FA launches inquiry into Premier League clubs involved in European Super League
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England s Football Association (FA) has launched a formal inquiry into the role played by Premier League clubs in the attempt to create a breakaway European Super League (ESL). Last week, we started an official inquiry into the formation of the European Super League and the involvement of the six English clubs, an FA spokesperson said on Monday. We wrote to all of the clubs to formally request all relevant information and evidence regarding their participation. Once we have the required information, we will consider what appropriate steps to take. Clearly what happened was unacceptable and could have caused great harm to clubs at every level of English football, the spokesperson added.
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Drastic increase in social media abuse against athletes prompts ground-breaking new service
By Sameer Naik
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Johannesburg - “Fuc g ni r, leave football you fuc pig.” This is just one of the many racist messages English footballer Tyron Mings has received on social media in the past few months.
Mings, an Aston Villa defender, has been targeted by social media trolls on several occasions in the past year, with the latest incident occurring last weekend when the Premier League team suffered a defeat at the hands of leaders Manchester City.
Responding to the latest hateful message he received, the English footballer tweeted: “Another day in the life of social media with no filter.
English soccer teams from across the league have started a four-day social media blackout from Twitter and Facebook to protest online abuse that players and staffers experience on those platforms.
Lionel Messi has thrown his weight behind British football s social media boycott and urged the major platforms to take immediate action against perpetrators of online abuse.
It comes as Facebook, who own Instagram, were once again accused of turning a blind eye to discrimination after it emerged the social media giant refused to act on a report of racism from a Premier League club.
Football united this weekend in a blackout of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that included clubs and players from the Premier League and Football League, as well as FIFA, UEFA and broadcasters BT Sport and Sky Sports, in a bid to put pressure on the social media companies to do more to stop the rising tide of abuse.